Value-based purchasing programs tougher for academic hospitals
A Navigant study found 24% of academic medical centers received penalties for their performance on three of the CMS' value-based payment programs in fiscal 2018 while 13.7% of community hospitals received penalties.
Partners, Care New England and Brown explore partnership
Partners HealthCare, Care New England Health System and the Ivy League school signed an agreement Tuesday that establishes Brown's Warren Alpert Medical School as the primary academic research and teaching institution for CNE.
Q&A with CEO Barry Ostrowsky on RWJBarnabas' $1 billion academic center investment, population health
Almost one year to the day after they signed a letter of intent to forge a partnership, RWJBarnabas Health and Rutgers University launched a new academic and research health system.
Rush University to outsource facility management, illustrating a trend
Chicago-based Rush University Medical Center expects to cut $40 million in costs by outsourcing facilities management to real estate firm JLL, a move more providers are making to focus on patient care.
Rutgers and RWJBarnabas Health finalize partnership
Rutgers University and RWJBarnabas Health officially launched a public-private partnership they say will create New Jersey's largest academic health system.
Northwestern, Centegra to tie the knot after lengthy courtship
The not-for-profit Chicago-area health systems, which announced their courtship more than two years ago and have delayed their trip down the aisle more than once, have asked Illinois regulators for permission to merge.
Q&A with Stanford Dean Dr. Lloyd Minor on harnessing technology for future physicians
Assistant Managing Editor David May recently talked with Dr. Lloyd Minor about trends in training the next generation of physicians, partnerships with local tech giants, including the Apple Heart Study, and what Stanford Medicine is doing to address physician burnout.
Jefferson Health and Einstein Healthcare to merge
The academic medical centers Jefferson Health and Einstein Healthcare Network have signed a letter of intent to merge, which continues Jefferson's regional expansion throughout Philadelphia.
CMS cites University of Maryland hospital for EMTALA violations
The CMS says the University of Maryland Medical Center violated the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act with its handling of a mentally ill patient who was found in just a gown and socks outside the center's midtown Baltimore campus on a freezing January night.
Medical schools lack clear policies to include students with disabilities
As Match Day approaches, a new report suggests medical schools don't have clear policies to assist students with disabilities, and many students fail to request help as they worry it could hinder their success in that hyper-competitive environment.
CMS star ratings disproportionately benefit specialty hospitals, data show
The CMS updated its star ratings in December with a new formula, but a Modern Healthcare analysis shows specialty hospitals perform much better than major teaching hospitals even though they don't report all the measures.
University of Michigan system may redesign concierge medicine program after faculty protests
The University of Michigan Health System is listening to objections from faculty doctors and nurses and could alter the design of its hospital-based direct primary-care clinic.
